Chinese space lab News
The eight-tonne Tiangong-1 was mostly burnt up when it entered the Earth's atmosphere in the central region of the South Pacific at around 8:15 am Beijing time, China's Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) said.
A defunct Chinese space lab hurtled through Earth`s atmosphere on Monday, breaking up into piece as it headed towards a watery grave in the South Pacific.
Analysts have claimed that the 8.5-tonne module could smash into the American state of Michigan on April 3.
Although most of the craft will burn up when it ploughs into the atmosphere, between 10 and 40 percent of its mass could survive and plunge to Earth.
Tiangong was launched by China in 2011 as part of a plan to show off its position as a global superpower.
In September 2016, scientists at China's CNSA space agency admitted to having lost control of the lab, saying that it would be crash-landing on Earth.
Tiangong was launched by China as part of a plan to show off its position as a global superpower.
Considering all goes well, China will launch Tianzhou-1 – China’s first refueling and cargo vessel – which will visit Tiangong-2 in the first half of the next year. Long March 7 rocket will be used to blast Tianzhou-1.
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